Cromartyshire and Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cromartyshire and Nairnshire
County constituency
Created: 1708
Abolished: 1832
Type: House of Commons

Cromartyshire and Nairnshire were alternating constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. In 1832, the Cromartyshire constituency was merged with Ross-shire to form Ross and Cromarty, and the Nairnshire constituency was merged with Elginshire to form Elginshire and Nairnshire.

One of the alternating constituencies elected a Member of Parliament to one parliament, the other to the next.

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[edit] Cromartyshire and Nairnshire

1708 Hugh Rose

1710 Sir Kenneth Mackenzie

1713 John Forbes

1715 Alexander Urquhart

1722 John Forbes

1727 Sir Kenneth Mackenzie

1729 Sir George Mackenzie

1734 John Campbell, later Duke of Argyll

1735 Alexander Brodie

1741 Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet

1742 Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet

1747 John Campbell

1754 Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet

1761 Pryse Campbell

1768 William Pulteney (Cromartyshire MP)

1774 Cosmo Gordon

1777 John Campbell, later Baron Cawdor

1780 George Ross

1784 Alexander Campbell

1785 Alexander Brodie

1790 Duncan Davidson

1796 Henry Frederick Campbell

1802 Alexander Mackenzie

1806 Henry Frederick Campbell

1807 Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod

1812 Hugh Rose

1813 Sir James Mackintosh

1818 Roderick Macleod

1820 George Pryse Campbell

1826 Duncan Davidson

1830 George Pryse Campbell

1831 Duncan Davidson

[edit] Politics and history of the constituency

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